Two bills target Asheville powers

6:00 PM,
Mar. 7, 2013

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Bills introduced in the state General Assembly this week would eliminate the city's abilities to use water revenues for street and sidewalk improvements or to enforce its zoning rules outside the city limits.

One of the measures would also eliminate the city's authority to annex property outside its limits, even if property owners requested annexation or the city owns the property.

Bill sponsor Rep. Tim Moffitt, R-Buncombe, said however that he will probably modify that provision to allow voluntary annexations. ...